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kusini

koo-SEE-nee

How to say it

Swahilikusinikoo-SEE-neesoon
Englishsouth
Frenchsud

Meaning

The direction to the right of someone facing the rising sun, or the southern part of a country or region.

Good to know

Kusini mwa is in the south of: kusini mwa Tanzania. It follows a name for a southern part: Afrika Kusini, South Africa; Sudan Kusini.

Examples

  • Mtwara iko kusini mwa Tanzania.Mtwara is in the south of Tanzania.
  • Upepo unavuma kutoka kusini.The wind is blowing from the south.
  • Alihamia Afrika Kusini mwaka jana.He moved to South Africa last year.

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